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TIL The consumption of soft drinks that are caffeinated, or sweetened with aspartame, is linked to earlier menstruation in girls, which is linked to risk for several chronic diseases

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KY8JG TIL that blue-green algae is not scientifically an algae, but instead a gram-negative bacteria. They are capable of oxygenic photosynthesis and have fossil records dating back 3.5 billion years. Furthermore, they are the first organisms known to have produced oxygen during the Great Oxidation Event.
QN9rM TIL: The New York JFK Express line ran from 1979-1990 with the famous slogan "take the train to the plane", It ran from Queensbridge 21st Street in Long Island City to Howard Beach-JFK Airport where you then take Bus to the Airport itself. It was discontinued in 1990 due to its lack of riders.
Q5jE TIL that the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is one of only three movies win 11 Oscars and the only movie to win every Oscar for which it is was nominated. Of those 11 nominations, none were for the cast, all were for technical and production elements.
9wZAm TIL The Apology Project was created by Allan Bridge in 1980. He invited callers to apologize their wrongs against people without jeopardizing themselves. Callers confessed everything from infidelity, drug dealing to ritualistic murder
5VxMr TIL Leopold's conquest and enslavement of Congo (under the guise of humanitarian work) was so barbaric that the severed hands of Congolese natives became a currency